City of Dallas v. Hughes

OPINION

Opinion By Justice MURPHY.

Appellee James Randell Hughes sued the City of Dallas under a premises-liability theory for injuries he sustained when he was thrown from his bicycle as he attempted to “jump” protruding wooden planks on a bridge on the White Rock Lake hiking-biking trail. The City appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction, contending Hughes cannot establish the City’s gross negligence necessary for a premises-liability claim under the Texas Recreational Use Statute and the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA). We reverse the trial court’s order and dismiss Hughes’s action…